They're both important. HOCl is the speedster here. And it's all about the chemistry of reaction energy that is needed to start things off. HOCl reacts with protein, with fats, lipids, and cell membranes, the carbohydrates. NCT is more selective, slower acting.

 

But the half-life now is extended. NCT is going to bring benefits for quite some time. And we don't have a good handle on that. But it's certainly in a wound that's going to go on for hours. Whereas HOCl forms in milliseconds and it attacks Staphylococcus and other pathogens in milliseconds.

 

So it's a very big difference. And NCT ultimately passes on its active chlorine atom. It does that, stimulating physiological reactions for quite some time after the exposure and the trigger.

 

Think of them as one as the first responder, and then that first responder passes off to the primary caregiver that's going to continue the good work, but much more slowly.

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-- Jeffrey F. Williams, PhD, BVSc, MRCVS, microbiologist and infectious disease expert, has devoted his career to researching, inventing and bringing to market solutions that have improved the lives and health of people all over the world. 

 

-- Professor of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, Michigan State University (Emeritus)

 

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-- Holder of 30+ patents covering water treatment, disease control, odor control

 

-- Author of 200+ scientific papers and textbook chapters

 

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